BAKU: Azeri president off to Italy

Azeri president off to Italy

Lider TV, Baku
24 Feb 05

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is off to Italy for an official
visit at the invitation of his Italian opposite number Carlo Azeglio
Ciampi.

During the visit, Aliyev will have negotiations with the Italian
president and other officials. A meeting in the residence of Pope John
Paul II in Vatican is also scheduled.

At his meetings with Italian officials, Aliyev will discuss expanding
relations between the two countries. The Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict
over Nagornyy Karabakh is also on the agenda.

[Video showed Head of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev
and Prime Minister Artur Rasizada seeing Aliyev off at Baku’s Bina
airport]

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress